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JAMDA
June 1, 2016

Do Clinicians Recommend Multivitamin and Mineral Supplements to Long-Term Care Residents According to Nutritional Status?

JAMDA
June 1, 2016
Malnutrition is associated with a range of poor health outcomes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).1,2 Pooled analyses of LTCF data indicate 52% (range 0%–82%) of residents may be malnourished when screened using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (...

How to Implement Multidomain Interventions for the Prevention of Alzheimer Disease in China?

JAMDA
June 1, 2016
Dementia is a clinical syndrome caused by neurodegeneration, including Alzheimer disease (AD). It has been estimated that dementia accounts for 11.2% of disability years in people older than 60 years, which is a heavy individual and societal burden...

Gait, Falls, and Dementia

JAMDA
June 1, 2016
Over the past decade, the recognition of the role of the central nervous system in the regulation of gait and the prevention of falls has been recognized. Originally, it was recognized in persons with Parkinson syndrome as a failure in dual tasking...

Comment on Modifying Effect of Body Mass Index on Survival in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Hong Kong Diabetes Registry and Reverse Epidemiology of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Geriatric Population

JAMDA
June 1, 2016
Cheung et al1 have recently published an intriguing study showing an association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. It appears that high BMI protects against mortality in patients aged 65 years and older...

Sarcopenia Is a Possible Independent Risk Factor of Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older People

JAMDA
June 1, 2016
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Nishiguchi et al1 reported important findings. Sarcopenia was identified as an independent risk factor of cognitive deterioration in community-dwelling older...

Defining Safety in the Nursing Home Setting: Implications for Future Research

JAMDA
June 1, 2016
Currently, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Common Format for nursing homes (NHs) accommodates voluntary reporting for 4 adverse events: falls with injury, pressure ulcers, medication errors, and infections. In 2015, AHRQ funded...

The Group Reminiscence Approach Can Increase Self-Awareness of Memory Deficits and Evoke a Life Review in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Kurihara Project Data

JAMDA
June 1, 2016
The group reminiscence approach (GRA) and reality orientation (RO) are common psychosocial interventions for patients with dementia. As a qualitative evaluation of the reminiscence approach in patients with dementia, the Patient Report Outcome (PRO...

News From the Society

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2016
Each issue of Caring for the next several months will feature a profile of a different Society committee. As a volunteer-driven organization, we depend on and are indebted to those individuals who devote their time, talents, and energies to Society...

Journal Highlights From the June Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2016
Elderly women have a 50% greater risk of falls compared with men, most likely due to increased variation in their gait patterns during dual-task activities. This is according to a prospective observational study in Umeå, Sweden, that also suggests...